holder of permanent resident card) and have certain questions pertaining to the
resident versus non-resident status vis-a-vis Canadian tax authorities. I
recently received from the provincial tax authorities a form requesting detailed
information on my residency status (for 2006), which is the first time this has
happened. I do not know whether it is best to reply directly or have an
attorney/accountant reply for me. They gave me a 21-day deadline which has now
expired.

I presume that the questions about your status from a
provincial authority is because you have applied for a provincial benefit of
some sort. It is possible to maintain a PR card by being in Canada for 5 months
a year and still not pay Canadian Income Tax on your world income if the other
country you are in is a treaty country. And, if you are in Ontario, it is
possible to belong to the provincial medical plan and not be taxable on your
world income because Ontario is the only province or territory that only
requires 153 days of residence to qualify for medical. however, to
make this work you MUST be inb the home country for more than 183 days.
You can NOT be in Ontario for 154 days, Germany for 2 months and a three other
countries for 1 /2 months each.

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This is not intended to be definitive but in
general I am quoting $800 to $2,800 for a dual country tax return.

$800 would be one T4 slip one W2 slip one or two
interest slips and you lived in one country only - no self employment or rentals
or capital gains - you did not move into or out of the country in this
year.

$1,000 would be the same with one rental

$1,200 would be the same with one business no
rental

$1,200 would be the minimum with a move in or out
of the country. These are complicated because of the back and forth foreign tax
credits. - The IRS says a foreign tax credit takes 1 hour and 53
minutes.

$1,500 would be the minimum with a rental or two in
the country you do not live in or a rental and a business and foreign tax
credits no move in or out

$1,600 would be for two people with income from two
countries

$2,800 would be all of the above and you moved in
and out of the country.

This is just a guideline for US / Canadian
returns

We will still prepare Canadian only (lives in
Canada, no US connection period) with two or three slips and no capital
gains, etc. for $150.00 up.

With a Rental for $350

A Business for $350 - Rental and business likely
$450

And an American only (lives in the US with no
Canadian income or filing period) with about the same things in the same range
with a little bit more if there is a state return.

Moving in or out of the country or part year
earnings in the US will ALWAYS be $800 and up.

TDF 90-22.1 forms are $50 for the first and $25.00
each after that when part of a tax return.

8891 forms are generally $50.00 to $100.00
each.

18 RRSPs would be $900.00 - (maybe amalgamate a
couple)

Capital gains *sales) are likely $50.00 for
the first and $20.00 each after that.

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